SAN DIEGO—The widow of a man who died at the San Diego Central Jail earlier this year filed a lawsuit alleging jail staff failed to provide her husband with prompt medical attention and should have taken him to a hospital rather than booking him into custody. Tammy Wilson alleges her husband, Omar Moreno Arroyo, 33, was clearly under the influence of drugs and had a heart condition that sheriff’s deputies were aware of when he was arrested on the morning of Jan. 6, according to the lawsuit filed Nov. 16 in San Diego federal court. While in a holding cell, Arroyo choked to death on a face mask less than a day after his arrest. Sheriff’s officials did not respond to a request for comment regarding the lawsuit, which names San Diego County, Sheriff Bill Gore, a jail nurse, and the deputy who booked Arroyo into custody as defendants. In …
San Diego Man Chokes to Death on Face Mask in Jail; Widow Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
November 17, 2021
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